The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-19
SUGAR LABOR STRIKE.
FIVE LAB0RERs SHOT DOWN ON BAYOU
BLACK.
Planters in Lafourche Still Short-Handed
"A New Strike Inaugurated in Terre-
bonnie Parish, and Work Ceases on
d Number of Plantations.
Mass Meeting of Citizens of Lafourche
LInrisln

Mass Meeting OF Citizens OF La10urcne
Parish.
THTBoDAUx, via Schriever, La, Nov. 90
A mass meeting of the citizens of the parish
of Lafourche, composed of about 800 Of the
most prominent residents, was held in the
town hall of the town Of Thibodau1 this af-
%ternoon.
The meeting was called to order by Major
s. T. Grisamore, who requested Gov. Clay
Knobloch to preside.
On taking the chair Gov. Knoblock said
that he was sorry to say that circumstances
required such q meeting. Here were as
sembled men representing all trades and pro-
f~essions: the good citizens of the community
assembled to take counsel together concern
ing She state Of lawleasness in this section.
For the past few days would-be asBassins had
been proving about at night,
SHOOTING INTO s~UGARBoUsEs,
| on one occasion shooting at a horseman on
the public highway. Several persons have al
| ready been wounded by these night providers.
One man died from the effect Of the wounds
| received and another lost an eye. Such d
less acts must be put down at all hazards.
He hoped the meeting would calmly dis
cuss the situation, not indulge in violent or
incorporate language, but take sTch action
as would surely discover the guilty partles
and bring them to speedy justice. In this
| effort he knew that all good citizens would
make common cause.
MIR. o. Naquin presented the following
resolutions:
",Nhe1e cas-, certain parties in violation of
law, order and decency, have from time TO
time been firing upon various parties III TINS
parish and %wounding Others, and nave been
making threats OF violence against other
parties: and
Whereas, this state of affairs is
ADIsGRACE TO H PARISH
and q reproach upon its good name for Inv
Now, therefore, we, the. good and law-abid-
mass meeting, assembled, do resolve thai
this state OF disorder shall and must cease,
and that We all, regardless of calling, avoca;
ton or pursuit. do now pledge ourselves and
each other to use every means IN orr power
to bring the guilty parties, and those VINO
may have advised such lawlessness to
speedy detection and punishment.
''ResolUed, Further, That we now offer Q
reward of $3.50 for the detection of the party
or parties guilty of these o~ffepses.
''ReSoiued, That for the better preservation
of the peace the sheriff be requested to sWeal
in deputies, and that he
SHALL HAVE A PATROL
to make vigilant search day and night ,fol
ssResoired, That a committee on peace ant
order be now appointed, to represent, THU
body aud to cooperate with the law oflcerI
in ferreting out the guilty and in preserving
the peace, and that tuu powers be granite
said committee"
The resolutions were adopted. The chair
man appointed the following persons on sale
committee: Judge Beattie, Major Lagardea
Emile Morvant, Andrew Price, L. A. Tros
clair, Ozcme Naquin, Ellis Brand, Lawrence
Keefe, DR.. Dansoreau, DR.. j. H. Fleetwood
Louis Julian, E. G. Curtis, John Seely. FL
w. Tabor, Alceste Bourgeois, .Iaylo
Lsgarde, a. bloIaisson, I. d. Moore, Thons
Beary. The name of the chairman wa
added to the committee.
THE MEETING WAS THEN ADDRESSED
Lewis Guion, Andrew Price, j. NJ. Hoyyd
W. II. Price aud S. I. Grisamore..
The committee on peace and order Kr1res
Ier consultation. In due time the conEnitte
reported through Mr.. Moore that tkEy hat
taken action to suppress the prevail hg law
lessness, and advised against any il hividua
action; that every person should .qbey tn
law officers and aid in preserving gdld order
but leave all movements to be arrsnged b
the committee. =.
On motion, the secretary was rected I
telegraph these proceedings to W. New d
leans TIMEs-DEMoCRAT and MI Orlean
Picayune for publication to-mo' r..
The sheriff then swore in tITAY deput1e
and tine meeting adjourned.
CLAY kNoBLG Al hartman.
8. T. GRIsAMoRE, SecretaMMN